At the beginning of the new semester every year, domestic universities, middle schools and primary schools will hold the "first lesson of school". However, have you ever seen the "first lesson of school" for foreign students? Today, let's walk into Jilin University to see what the "first lesson" of international students in Jilin Province looks like?
Participate in special lectures on Northeast folk culture to let foreign students understand the contemporary inheritance and development of Northeast folk customs and Northeast culture. Carry out traditional Chinese classic cultural practice activities, foreign students can experience traditional paper-bound book production, pattern dyeing production, inscription rubbing, ancient book restoration, engraving printing, and feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture in an entertaining and educational way.
Pakistani student Rika: I am very happy to participate in such an event here, I especially like Chinese culture.
Guo Ruijie, a Pakistani student: I would especially like to thank the teachers who took the time to prepare this kind of activity for us, and learned a particularly good thing about Northeast China today.
Iranian student Elena: When I go home, of course, I tell the rest of us what Chinese culture is like, so they will understand what Chinese culture is like.
A total of 86 international students from 42 countries participated in the "first lesson" of international students from Jilin Province, who will study at Jilin University, Northeast Normal University, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University, and Jilin Foreign Studies University.
Jiang Lei, Dean of the School of International Education of Jilin University: Today we held the "First Lesson of School" for international students, the purpose is to let them not only learn the Chinese language, but also understand Chinese culture, let them understand the culture of Changchun, Jilin Province in Northeast China, so that they can tell Chinese stories well, spread Chinese voices, and become international friends who know China, friends, and love China.
Jilin University (JLU)
Jilin University, located in Changchun City, Jilin Province, China, is the first comprehensive institution of higher learning founded under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, a first-class socialist university, and a comprehensive university in Northeast China.
Jilin University is a key construction university of "Double First-Class A", the former "985 Project" and the former "211 Project", and is also the first batch of famous universities in the country to focus on the construction of the "Everest Plan", "111 Plan", "Excellence Plan" and "2011 Plan". In the 2025 QS World University Rankings, Jilin University ranks 497th in the world; In the 2024 Soft Science Chinese University Rankings, Jilin University ranks 26th. The main departments include the School of Law, the School of Archaeology, the School of Vehicle Engineering, the School of Mathematics and the School of Chemistry.
